Ms. Mina's husband; he's deceased in the novel's present but appears in Ruth's flashbacks. He used to work for NBC and announced when shows were presented in color. Though Ruth didn't see him much, when he did appear, he acted as a voice of reason and encouragement for her. When Ruth skipped school with a stomachache right after starting at Dalton, Mr. Hallowell understood that Ruth felt like an imposter and assured her that she belonged at Dalton.
Sam Hallowell Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Sam Hallowell or refer to Sam Hallowell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14, Ruth
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"You are not an imposter," Sam Hallowell told me. "You are not here because of luck, or because you happened to be in the right place at the right moment, or because someone like me had connections. You are there because you are you, and that is a remarkable accomplishment in itself."
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Sam Hallowell Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Sam Hallowell or refer to Sam Hallowell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14, Ruth
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"You are not an imposter," Sam Hallowell told me. "You are not here because of luck, or because you happened to be in the right place at the right moment, or because someone like me had connections. You are there because you are you, and that is a remarkable accomplishment in itself."
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